San Diego Chargers LB Stephen Cooper (biceps) played in the last two preseason games with a torn biceps. Head coach Norv Turner said he didn't believe Cooper was limited by the arm injury. It was initially believed Cooper would have surgery and miss a few months, but he talked the coaching staff into letting him try to play through the injury.

Just three days after suffering a torn biceps muscle, San Diego Chargers LB Stephen Cooper (biceps) was back at practice Wednesday, Aug. 24. His arm was heavily wrapped, and he is trying to play through the injury.

San Diego Chargers LB Stephen Cooper (biceps) will try to play despite a torn biceps muscle. "I told them, 'Let me go out there and do it,'" Cooper said Tuesday, Aug. 23. "I said, 'If you don't feel like I'm doing my job or playing up to expectations, then you make the judgment.'" Cooper did not practice Tuesday, but he might suit up for the preseason game Saturday, Aug. 27, against the Arizona Cardinals.

San Diego Chargers LB Stephen Cooper is working on special teams and running with the second team on defense. "Getting Coop back, it's nice to have him out there," head coach Norv Turner said. "He brings some real leadership in working with that second group."